friggin parking gestapo and sheit.
Parking Leaches
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AGAIN, let's see if you keep your "Oh well it's just a car" attitude when one of the azzclowns hits YOUR car...you do have one right? Why is it soooo unreasonable to not want your car damaged? I hope you don't feel the same way about your home or family...you do have one right?
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
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From: Katy Texas
There is one draw back to parking way out and by yourself. Leaving the gym one day, I saw an SUV parked next to me (between the gym and my car). About half way there, the Z alarm goes off. Someone jumps in the SUV, and they peel out. Obviously trying to jack the car or at least break in.
Happened a second time at the gym. This time, the perp parked on the other side to screen himself from a crowded mexican food place with people of the patio. I could see the guy with a slim jim working on the passenger window. Alarm goes off, I start running, but they speed off before I can get a plate.
Solution.............................I joined a different gym where police work out.
Happened a second time at the gym. This time, the perp parked on the other side to screen himself from a crowded mexican food place with people of the patio. I could see the guy with a slim jim working on the passenger window. Alarm goes off, I start running, but they speed off before I can get a plate.
Solution.............................I joined a different gym where police work out.
Or find a gym closer to a firing range.lol
I hope a clumbsy LEO doesn't hit your car, cuz what can you do then?
Good luck with your new gym.
Might want to consider LOJACK.
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Don't limit to to Corvette owners. I am the same way with every car I own. I don't park next to people for my sake as well as theirs. Whether I am in my truck or other cars. I take care of everything I drive and can't figure out how anyone can own something and just let it detiorate and fall apart and not care that it gets hit. My cars are more than transportation. I buy vehicles that have styling that appeals to me. I want to keep them looking nice. I give my wife an earful for parking close. It's an invitation for a door ding.
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Ok, I retract my statements. I mistook your post as addressing those of us that park far away and not those that seek revenge. If I felt someone dinged me intentionally, I met be tempted, but I have come to realize that people in general are absolutely oblivious to anything outside their personal bubble. My wife reminds me all the time that the people I think I am teaching a lesson to, have no idea what they did. They are clueless that they have their bright lights on, their turnsignal on, are tailgating, parked too close, parked in a handicapped spot, have more than 15 items in their cart, are kicking the back of my seat in the movies, are driving in a lane that ends and will squeeze in at the last car length...the list goes on.
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From: Heath Texas
Even the soccer moms that show up to work out are respectful when opening their car doors. This place is surreal.
As for other parking lots, I take the Z06 home and check out the wifey's Civic. Slightly dinged Honda, and she doesn't care. Sweet.
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Don't limit to to Corvette owners. I am the same way with every car I own. I don't park next to people for my sake as well as theirs. Whether I am in my truck or other cars. I take care of everything I drive and can't figure out how anyone can own something and just let it detiorate and fall apart and not care that it gets hit. My cars are more than transportation. I buy vehicles that have styling that appeals to me. I want to keep them looking nice. I give my wife an earful for parking close. It's an invitation for a door ding.
Hate to see what would happen to your wife if she got into a fender bender.
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What I have learned over the years is that humans are a lazy bunch you park in the furthest part of the lot and no one will bother you everyone is trying to park right next to the dam entrance of the store try it.
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Ok, I retract my statements. I mistook your post as addressing those of us that park far away and not those that seek revenge. If I felt someone dinged me intentionally, I met be tempted, but I have come to realize that people in general are absolutely oblivious to anything outside their personal bubble. My wife reminds me all the time that the people I think I am teaching a lesson to, have no idea what they did. They are clueless that they have their bright lights on, their turnsignal on, are tailgating, parked too close, parked in a handicapped spot, have more than 15 items in their cart, are kicking the back of my seat in the movies, are driving in a lane that ends and will squeeze in at the last car length...the list goes on.
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From: SE Pennsylvania
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Parking Warfare !
I even park all the Wayyy up against a parking lot lightstand and on an angle, so there's no possibilty of anyone parking on one side, and there's always about 35 car parking spots between my car and any other vehicles. And just as you said, there always someone wants to park next to my Corvette. I know I'm crazy, so I just mark it up to "Stupid Magnets" I had an minor accident with my 2003 50th Anniversary coupe back in 2007, and I'm still over cautious driving and parking. I retired in 2006 from a job I had in New York City, I went through 4 company cars, 10 years, 120.000 miles on each car and not so much as a scratch on any of them. Then in 2007 a transit bus hits me one block from my home ? Luckily the bus was only going 5 mph and all it did was some rear suspension damage and replaced the door. But I'm still jumpy driving. I hadn't had an accident since 1986, then in 2007 BAM ! What a world !
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When I was a kid, I had a '68 Mustang that I had just gotten back from having been painted. Took my GF out to dinner and parked in the back of the restaurant. Came out, here's this big 'ol Cadillac parked next to me. I go over and let her in and see a chunk of paint missing from the ridge on the door. Anyway I take a look at the door of the Caddy and damn sure enough there is my missing blue paint on the edge of his door. Let me just say that there wasn't anyone who was buffing that car our when I got done with it.....
I'm much calmer now and its unlikely someone would get my hackles up like that today, but I do like my cars.....alot.
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From: Arroyo Grande CA
I know everyone on here has experienced this at some time or another. I'm refering to the A-holes that park right next to you when you have made the obvious attempt to prevent door dings by parking far away from the store entrance. It's very irritating to park way out there, walk half a mile to the store only to realize upon exiting that some idiot has parked right next to you. I even take it one step farther and park on a higher portion of the lot to prevent any shopping carts from rolling towards the car.
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Wait a minute. There's nothing wrong with taking pride in your ride and trying to avoid parking lot incidents. A-holes seem to congregate in parking lots and they all seem to have vette envy. Pretty bad combination. I will continue to seek out the "safer" places in shopping malls when I'm in that circumstance, which by the way, I try to avoid.
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My worst parking lot experience ever was back in 1993 right after I purchased my Ford Thunderbird SC. I really enjoyed that car!
Since it was my only (daily) driver, I drove and parked it everwhere. About one month after I bought it I parked at a local strip mall and went inside my favorite CD/music shop. (Remember those?). After I finished, I was walking towards my car from the rear which I had parked in the middle of the lot away from everyone. I noticed that a big Lincoln had parked next to my driver's side and as I was approaching my car I saw the passenger door swing open really fast and hit my driver's door. OK, so I'm a little steamed over this, however as I got even closer, I saw the person kick their door open again really hard which then hit my driver's door again!!! When I reached the car, there was this rather "large" lady who was trying to turn her body around to get her legs out of the car and kept kicking her own door to swing it open as it kept closing on her. I looked right at her and asked her what gave her the right to keep hitting my door?! She did not say a word and just gave me this blank stare of disbelief that I even confronted her on it. Her friend (driver) told me to relax that it's only a car.
Like Ron White says..."You Can't Fix Stupid!"
Since it was my only (daily) driver, I drove and parked it everwhere. About one month after I bought it I parked at a local strip mall and went inside my favorite CD/music shop. (Remember those?). After I finished, I was walking towards my car from the rear which I had parked in the middle of the lot away from everyone. I noticed that a big Lincoln had parked next to my driver's side and as I was approaching my car I saw the passenger door swing open really fast and hit my driver's door. OK, so I'm a little steamed over this, however as I got even closer, I saw the person kick their door open again really hard which then hit my driver's door again!!! When I reached the car, there was this rather "large" lady who was trying to turn her body around to get her legs out of the car and kept kicking her own door to swing it open as it kept closing on her. I looked right at her and asked her what gave her the right to keep hitting my door?! She did not say a word and just gave me this blank stare of disbelief that I even confronted her on it. Her friend (driver) told me to relax that it's only a car.
Like Ron White says..."You Can't Fix Stupid!"
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Seems to me that there are an awful lot of mean people on this forum who feel it is fun to mock and ridicule other members who post legitimate concerns. Maybe they ought to practice what my mother used to always tell me [which PO'd me to no end] " If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." Something to think about in this holiday season?
For the record:
I hate your corvette leather jacket wearing wife too. Yup, I am a normal American who bought a car typically owned by JERKS.
Happy holidays
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Parking Essentials !
Some do it just to **** you off - happens all the time, but I have decided it is a deeper psychological problem than that. I have noticed more and more that people are pretty much brain dead - they live in the cyber-world - with their cel phones running 24/7 it only tells me that they all want to be anywhere but where they are at all the time?
I have noticed lately that some of these people just gravitate to wherever they see another car parked - no thought involved - they do the same thing when they walk into a restaurant. I usually eat out alone and at off hours and 8 times out of 10 when someone comes in a restaurant and I am the only one there they will sit down at the table right next to me! I guess they all have large families and it is some kind of human bonding thing?
I have noticed lately that some of these people just gravitate to wherever they see another car parked - no thought involved - they do the same thing when they walk into a restaurant. I usually eat out alone and at off hours and 8 times out of 10 when someone comes in a restaurant and I am the only one there they will sit down at the table right next to me! I guess they all have large families and it is some kind of human bonding thing?
You've got a really valid point there. 